Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Riverside
Job Type: Regular
Job Number: 23-13488-01AST
Department: RUHS-Medical Center
Division: Medical Records
Opening Date: 08/04/2023
ABOUT THE POSITION
The County of Riverside's Medical Records department seeks to fill multiple Medical Records Technicians II, Regular & Temporary positions.
The incumbent will be responsible for assisting with organizing, sorting, and scanning all incoming patient health information; manages and maintains a patient's health record, ensuring that the information is up to date and accurate.
Under general supervision, to abstract and provide information from patient medical or mental health and vital records in response to authorized requests from agencies, hospitals, mortuaries, and individuals; to assemble medical or mental health and vital records and evaluate them for completeness; to work with professional medical personnel to ensure completeness and timeliness of entries in patient medical and vital records; to assist with organizing, sorting, and scanning all incoming patient health information; to manage and maintain patient's health records, ensure that the information is up to date and accurate; to perform other related work.
Incumbents in this class report to the Supervising Medical Records Technician and are assigned duties that require routine abstracting of information from medical or mental health and vital records, or which require assembly, evaluation, and quality control of patient medical/mental health and vital records.
Work Schedule: Will be discussed during the interview.
Tentative: Monday - Friday 3pm-11:30pm.
ALL CANDIDATES MUST UPLOAD A COPY OF THEIR TRANSCRIPT(S), LICENSE(S), AND/OR CERTIFICATE(S) BEFORE SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION. If you are having difficulties uploading the said documents, please complete and submit the application. Send relevant documents to me at anasanchez@rivco.org so that I may attach them to your application.
Meet the Team!
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
•Reviews patient's charts and abstracts essential information requested such as history, findings, laboratory, X-ray results, surgeries, diagnoses, and date and hour of admission and treatments; compiles statistics on patient data and prepares statistical reports; performs miscellaneous duties such as maintaining files, indexes, records systems and checking documents.
•Pulls and researches medical or mental health charts; completes a variety of forms, certificates, and documents relating to entries in medical records.
•Accepts subpoenas for medical or mental health records or information and prepares response; determines if requests for release of medical or mental health information are legal and verifies the identity of the inquirer as needed.
•Verifies invoices for State reimbursement for contracted medical services.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Medical Records Technician II
$17.0106 - $25.3126 Hourly
$35,382.00- $52,650.00 Annually
Medical Records Technician II -TAP
$17.0106 Hourly (Flat Rate)
$35,382.00 Annually
Education: Completion of a course in medical terminology from an accredited college; OR completion of training from a recognized occupational training program (which included medical terminology) as a medical assistant, medical transcriptionist or closely related field.
OPTION I
Experience: Two years of clerical working in a medical or mental health records department/section of a hospital, health care setting, provider relations, or managed care performing duties which include patient statistics and patient records assembly and evaluation.
OPTION II
Experience: One year equivalent to a Medical Records Technician I with Riverside County.
Knowledge of: Technical terminology used in the medical profession; standard medical nomenclature; laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to medical records; and standard clerical office procedures and machine usage.
Ability to: Understand and follow complex written and oral instructions; review patient medical records and abstract requested medical information; learn and use the classification and indexing of medical case histories in patient's medical records; perform general clerical work and quickly learn specific office procedures and methods; spell correctly, use excellent oral and written communication skills and make accurate arithmetical computations; effectively work with the public and professional medical personnel; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Veterans' Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy ().
Reasonable Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/.
Other Requirements
License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Driver's License may be required.
What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants.
Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Riverside University Health System may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
Application Period
BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted.
Include relevant work experience details on resume and/or application.
Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.
All applicants are required to provide a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account, prior to the closing date of the job posting. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services () or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. ().
GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION:
Please read and follow any special application instructions on this posting. Click the 'Apply' link located on this page to submit your application. For instructions on the application process, examinations, Veteran's preference, pre-employment accommodation or other employment questions, please refer to our web site, A pre-employment physical examination and background check may be required.
MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable LIUNA Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.
Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT : County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

• Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.
• Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.
• Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. As of July 1, 2020, the employee contribution is 7.25% and subject to change annually.

A new member is defined as any of the following:

1. A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who has no prior membership in any California Public Retirement System.
2. A new hire who enters CalPERS membership for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was a member with another California Public Retirement System prior to that date, but who is not subject to reciprocity upon joining CalPERS.
3. A member who first established CalPERS membership prior to January 1, 2013, and who is rehired by a different CalPERS agency after a break in service of greater than six (6) months.

CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".
Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.
Note:
This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.
If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.
VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):
0 < 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4 < 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)
Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.
SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.
HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance)
BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.
DISABILITY: Short-term Disability benefit pays up to a maximum of $461.54 weekly, payable up to a maximum of 52 weeks.
POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable Memorandum of Understanding.
OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.
01

Have you completed a course in medical terminology from an accredited college or completed training from a recognized occupational training program (which included medical terminology) as a medical assistant, medical transcriptionist, or closely related field?

• Yes
• No

02

How many years of clerical experience do you have working in a medical or mental health records department/section of a hospital, health care setting, provider relations, or managed care performing duties that include patient statistics and patient records assembly and evaluation?

• None
• Less than 12 months
• 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
• 2 years or more, but less than 3 years
• 3 years or more, but less than 4 years
• 4 years or more, but less than 5 years
• 5 years or more

03

How many years of work experience do you have equivalent to a Medical Records Technician I with Riverside County?

• None
• Less than 12 months
• 1 year or more, but less than 2
• 2 years or more, but less than 3
• 3 years or more

04

What is your Spanish bilingual level?

• I am not bilingual in Spanish
• I speak Spanish, but cannot read or write
• I can speak, read, and write in Spanish

05

What is your knowledge level of medical terminology?

• Basic, I have a basic understanding.
• I have not had experience, education, or training in this area.
• Intermediate, I have sufficient understanding and have applied this knowledge on the job.
• Advanced, I have a full understanding and a great deal of applied working experience.

06

Are you a current regular, temporary, or per diem employee with the Riverside University Health System (RUHS)?

• Yes
• No

07

I understand that this is a full time position.

• Yes
• No

Required Question